Railroad tie and rail fastening



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J. R. MILLHOUSE.

RAILROAD TIE AND RAIL PASTENING.

No. 388,296. Patented Aug. Z1, 1888.

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n'Unirse Sterns JAMES B. MILLIIOUSE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAELROAD TIE AND RAll. FASTENING.

SPECIFICATION forming pari: of Letters Patent No. 388,296, dated August 21, 1888.

Application filed December 14, ISB?. Serial No. 257.843.

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Be it known that I, J AMns R. MILLHoUsn,

.a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Railroad rIie and Rail Fastenings, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in ties and rail-fasteners; and it consists first of a novel tie of box form, next a bar or web for connecting each pair of ties, further a chair of novel construction which is supported on the box, means for supporting said chair and for locking the same in position, and finally a cheek-piece for fastening the rail to the chair.

Figure l represents a side elevation of a railroad tie and rail fastening embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a top or plan view thereof. Fig. 3 represents a top or plan view of the tie with adjacent parts in section. Eig. 4 represents a vertical section in line x tr, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 represents a section in line yy, Fig. 4. Fig. 6 represents a view of a portion of the blank from which the tie is made, on a reduced scale.

Similar' letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several gures.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a railroad-tie, which is formed of sheet metal bent into the form of a box, B, with horizontally-projecting pieces C Cat the bottom,forming a broad base for firmly supporting' the box, said pieces C being secured to the roadbed in any suitable manner.

D represents a bar which connects the two boxes @,the same consisting` of a piece of metal which is integral with or secured to said boxes, .the end of the piece of metal of which each box is made having a lip, E, which is parallel with said bar D, forming together two thicknesses of metal, as most clearly seen in Figs. 3 and 5.

Fig. 6 shows the blank as eut preparatory to being bent into the form of the box with the base-pieces C, lip E, and bar D. In each lip E and bar Dare openings a Z), respectively, for the passage of a key, I1, as will be hereinafter more particularly relerred to.

G represents a chair for each box, the same being formed of a bot-tom or bed, H, which (No model.)

rests on the box, and having at one side curved cheek-pieces J, and at the other side upright cheek-pieces K. The inner side of the chair is bent, forming a fork, L,which embraces the bar D and lip E, and is also perforated forthe passage of the key E. The outer side of the chair is formed with a tongue, M, which enters a slot, N, in the outer wall of the box. By these means the chair is firmly connected with the box and guarded from displacement.

In order to prevent the chair from breaking through the box, it is formed with wings P, which overlap the top of the box and provide increased bearingsurfaces for the chair. The rail is placed on the chair, the iiange of one side being caught under the cheek-pieces J, and the iange of the other side resting against the cheek-pieces K, thus preventing lateral motions of the rail.

In order to prevent the rail from rising from the chair, I employ a checkpiece, Q, which embraces the base of the rail opposite to the cheek-pieces J and between the cheek-pieces K, said cheek-piece Q having on its inner side a depending fork, R, which embraces thefork L of the chair G, and is also perforated for the passage of the key E.

It will now be seen that the rail is irmly fastened to the tie, and the two ties are held iu proper position and prevented from springing owing to the bar D, said ties and the chair being constructed strong and durable.

The wedge or key E is prevented from displacement by means of the pin or fastening c inserted ther-cinto; but in lieu of said key I may employ a bolt and nut, as shown in Fig. 3.

Having thus described my invcntion,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A tie having a box at one end, in combination with a chair resting on said box and having a forked portion secured to said tie, substantially as described.

2. A tie having a box at one end, in combination with a chair resting thereon, and a cheek-piece, the latter having a depending forked portion secured to said tie,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. A wrought-metal tie formed of a single piece of material and having the box B, with.

base-pieces C C', substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

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4. A tie having the box B at one end, in combination with the chair G, having curved cheek -pieces J J on one side and upright pieces K K on the opposite side, and Wings P overlapping the box, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5.' A tie having the box Bat one end,with slot therein, in combination with the chair G, having cheekApieces J and uprights K, and a tongue, M, entering said slot N, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

6. The chairG, having Wings P,Which over,- lap the top ofthe supporting-box, substantially as described.

7. The tie D, With the box B and lip E, in combination with the chair G, having fork L embracing said tie and lip E and secured to the same, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

,ing a fork which embraces said bar, and a 3o cheek-piece having a fork Which embraces the fork of' the chair, substantially as described.

JAMES R. MILLHOUSE.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERsHEIM, J AMEs F. KELLY. 

